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Eight 2-Year-Olds Contest Bashford Manor

Eight 2-Year-Olds Contest Bashford Manor

A field of eight 2-year-olds is set to square off in the 111th running of the $100,000 Bashford Manor Stakes (gr. III) that highlights the June 30 card at Churchill Downs.

 Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Solid Six-Furlong Work for State of Play

State of Play is one of two Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf (gr. IIT) entries owned by Team Valor International, which won this race last year with Pluck.

 Saturday, October 29, 2011
Cash Refund Drills at Churchill for BC Sprint

Cash Refund Drills at Churchill for BC Sprint

Cash Refund had his final prep for the Sentient Jet Breeders' Cup Sprint (gr. I) by working five furlongs in company in 1:00 1/5 over a fast track on a cool Oct. 29 morning at Churchill Downs.

 Friday, October 29, 2010
Arson Squad Defeats Solid Alysheba Field

Arson Squad Defeats Solid Alysheba Field

Jay Em Ess Stable's Arson Squad took over at the top of the lane and bounded home for his second straight graded stakes score in the $169,650 Alysheba Stakes (gr. III) April 30 at Churchill Downs.

 Friday, April 30, 2010

'Secretariat' Set Moving to Churchill Downs

Scenes from the Walt Disney Studio's forthcoming motion picture "Secretariat," starring Diane Lane as Penny Chenery and John Malkovich as Lucien Laurin, will be filmed at Churchill Downs starting Oct. 5. Officials said filming at the track is expected to last five days.

 Thursday, October 01, 2009

Sumati Ships to Kentucky for Louisville Handicap

Italian group I winner Sumati invades Churchill Downs Saturday from his Southern California base for a run in the $100,000-added Louisville Handicap (gr. III).

 Thursday, May 30, 2002